topic preventing users from logging in as root from X emulator in Operating System - Linux

preventing users from logging in as root from X emulator

Shayne Gallagher — Thu, 21 Dec 2000 19:16:04 GMT

We are using Exceed and logging in with /usr/bin/X11/xterm. I have created an /etc/securetty file with only console. I have tried creating /etc/dt/config/Xsession.d/0001.noroot. Any other ideas? This is HP-UX 11.00.

Re: preventing users from logging in as root from X emulator

Anthony Goonetilleke — Thu, 21 Dec 2000 20:38:29 GMT

This should prevent root access via telnet you might want to turn on logging of telnet via inetd and get rid of all rhosts entries
Also if you edit inetd.sec and allow only the machines you want to log in it would be a bit more secure.

Re: preventing users from logging in as root from X emulator

Junior C. — Fri, 22 Dec 2000 17:05:50 GMT

Shayne,

To prevent users from loging as root from X emulator.
Copy Xstartup from /usr/dt/config to /etc
Modify Xstartup to prevent users from loging as root.

Junior Callender